Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 689 Qin Qu and Han Qu

In addition, in a short period of time, Ye Chen suddenly became the ruler of the eight states from the chief envoy of the Huaxia Guards with only more than 3000 Huaxia Guards, killers, and tens of thousands of spies, with more than 300 million people under his rule and ten troops. In the process of the rapid expansion of the territory and the establishment of a basic administrative system, it is necessary to pay salaries to thousands of officials, to pay the [-] surrendered troops that have been reorganized and the [-] newly recruited recruits. The haircut has also been increased by [-]%, and there is still military training, and the weapons department has to build and purchase weapons and armored battles, to repair and renovate the city, and to raise a large amount of food and materials.

In short, although the Department of Internal Affairs of Huaxia Weifu can make a lot of money, and the eight states also have certain taxes and income from gold mines, Ye Chen has also spent money like water in the past three months.

Also, after discussing with Han Xizai, Ma Wentao, Yang Jiye, Hu Sanguang and others, Ye Chen plans to announce the founding of the nation and officially enthroned on New Year's Day more than a month later. , At that time, the world will be rewarded.

Ye Chen's palace has begun to expand on the basis of the original Li Guangrui's mansion. Although Ye Chen doesn't want to be extravagant, the palace represents the majestic status of the emperor in this era, so it can't be sloppy. This is another big expense.

In addition, Ye Chen plans to build a press, academies, and a military academy under the rule immediately after the founding of the country, and expand the weapons department to change it into a research and development department. In addition, a large amount of property will be invested in the plan, and these initial investments are also quite huge. Even a mountain of gold is irresistible.

As for the plans to pay attention to business and industry in the eight prefectures under the rule, Lanzhou Silk Road business tax, and various income from land reclamation, the fastest return will take one year, and the slowest will take ten or 20 years to appear, one and a half It will be hopeless.

But seeing that the Song Emperor Zhao Dezhao and Prime Minister Zhao Pu would definitely suppress the business of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Huaxia Weifu, the income would inevitably shrink greatly.But to support the operation of a country, raise an army of at least 10 people, and realize Ye Chen's various plans, the fastest resource channel right now is plunder.This kind of plunder can also serve as a deterrent to the barbarians, so why not do it?Therefore, Ye Chen is not afraid at all of Qiang or Tubo tribes and cottages who want to provoke trouble, but is very happy that the other party gives him the opportunity to go crazy and plunder.

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When Zhang Bo walked into the lobby, Han Xizai was buried in a pile of files, in pain and happiness.

Seeing his concentration, Zhang Bo poured himself a cup of tea, sat down on the chair, and looked at Han Xizai while drinking tea with his legs crossed.

However, after a while, seeing that Han Xizai hadn't found him, he coughed. Han Xizai raised his head and couldn't help laughing, "Master Zhang, when did you come in?"

Zhang Bo said with a smile, "It's been a while. Seeing Mr. Han's concentration, Mr. Han's courtroom has been emptied, and Mr. Han may not even notice it."

Han Xizai rubbed his temples with a smile, got up and left the case, and sat down next to Zhang Bo: "Have you settled everything over there?"

Zhang Bodao: "The [-] volumes of books that King Xiangfu brought from Kaifeng Guozijian have been sorted out by category, and a catalog has been established and registered in the book."

When the Southern Tang Dynasty fell, Chen Qiao and Zhang Bo, the important ministers, were the main fighters from the beginning to the end, and they always opposed the surrender.Later, the city was destroyed and the country was destroyed, and there was nothing to be done. Chen Qiao served the country with death, and persuaded Zhang Bo, who was also ready to serve the country with death, to accompany Li Yu to Kaifeng. fight for reason.As a result, Zhao Kuangyin was broad-minded, and instead of blaming Zhang Bo for being unreasonable, he reused him instead.

Later, Zhao Guangyi murdered his brother and rebelled against him. Zhang Bo did not follow Han Xizai to serve Zhao Guangyi, so he was thrown into prison.Later, Zhao Guangyi died, and after Zhao Dezhao ascended the throne, he restored Zhang Boguan to his original post.When Ye Chen left Kaifeng, Zhang Bo was grateful for Zhao Kuangyin's kindness and was unwilling to leave Song Dynasty. In the end, Ye Chen forcibly tied him to the northwest.In the beginning, Zhang Bo didn't want to be loyal to Ye Chen, and Ye Chen didn't get angry. He listened to Han Xizai's opinion and handed Zhang Bo the task of sorting out [-] volumes of books. its leaving.Now that Zhang Bo has completed this matter, he has also witnessed Ye Chen's various administrations after he came to the northwest, but he no longer wants to leave.This result was naturally something that Ye Chen and Han Xizai had expected long ago.

Han Xizai looked at Zhang Bo, noticed the changes in Zhang Bo and when he first came to the Northwest, he was overjoyed, and pretended to be emotional: "Under the situation in Kaifeng, the prince never forgot to collect all the books of the Imperial College. Seeing that while the prince is fierce and fierce, he actually has a heart of martial arts, at that time, the old man already had the heart to die."

Zhang Bo nodded and said: "It goes without saying that King Xiangfu leads troops to fight and his personal strength is strong. I thought that King Xiangfu only knew how to fight for land, population, and build an army, but I didn't expect that he was so interested in governing the world with culture. The publishing houses were quickly established, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the first-class academy in the world will be established. This alone shows the foresight of King Xiangfu. I heard that the movable type printing invented by the Huaxia Weifu Weapons Department It was only developed after the advice of King Fu. Sigh... I have been thinking these days whether the legendary teacher of King Xiangfu is really a fairy, or King Xiangfu himself is really a thousand-year-old genius. He is a genius. Such a king is really convincing. If the ruler of the Southern Tang Dynasty had one-tenth of the Xiangfu king, how could the country be destroyed with the wealth of the south of the Yangtze River?"

Han Xizai nodded with feeling, and said, "Yes! Promoting industry and commerce, establishing agriculture and animal husbandry, giving both kindness and power, and helping each other with leniency and fierceness, can seek temporary governance. Seek temporary governance. Share it for benefits, transform it, and integrate the clan , in order to achieve long-term peace and stability. The astronomical calendar, geography and local chronicles, poems and songs, war books, and even the classics of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Buddhism, and Mohism are indispensable things for a country. It is simple to say, but There are a few kings who can do it."

Speaking of this, Han Xizai paused for a moment, and said solemnly: "King Xiangfu has the world in mind and has great ambitions. Mr. Zhang seems to have figured it out now. Now that King Xiangfu was short of civil servants at the beginning of the founding of the country, King Xiangfu For Master Zhang's importance, Master Zhang will definitely be reused by the prince when he establishes the country, and he will be able to realize what he has learned and aspirations."

Hearing this, most of the last hesitation in Zhang Bo's heart dissipated. He was about to say something when Ye Chen walked in. Han Xizai quickly got up and bowed down. Zhang Bo hesitated and bowed down in the same way.

Ye Chen glanced at the two of them, and first said to Han Xizai: "Han Xianggong has worked hard, you have to pay attention to your body!"

Han Xizai immediately looked grateful, and said a little excitedly: "Thank you, my lord, for your compassion. Your health is fine."

Ye Chen nodded, and said to Zhang Bo with a smile: "I just came from the library, and I heard that Mr. Zhang has finished sorting out the books, and this king just has another important task for Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Bo paused for a moment, then said: "My lord please tell me, I will definitely live up to my lord's orders."

The dialogue between the two was very natural and tacit, as if they had forgotten the agreement made three months ago.

Ye Chen said: "This king wants to rebuild Qinqu and Hanqu."

Zhang Bo was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered some of the history of Hengshan and Hetao that he had read while sorting out books these days.He couldn't help but look more and more at the eyes, and soon they were as bright as stars, and said: "My lord is wise, this move is indeed the foundation of my country."

When the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Six Kingdoms and recovered Hetao, Hengshan was Beidi County at that time. Qin Shihuang moved a large number of subjects from the Six Kingdoms to this place to open up wasteland, cultivate land, and build canals for irrigation.It laid the foundation for the agricultural development of the Hengshan Plain.Qin Canal excavated during the Qin Dynasty.And during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a large number of immigrants poured into the Hetao area successively.It also brought advanced farming techniques in the Central Plains.In order to expand the cultivated land, the Hanqu was newly opened.Whether it is Qinqu or Hanqu, they were still in use during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

But at the end of the Tang Dynasty, after the Dangxiang people occupied the Hengshan area, many Han people were killed, and the rest fled to the Han people's land. The Dangxiang people did not know how to farm and did not like to farm. Fertile land has turned into grassland and Gobi again.The Han and Qin canals used to irrigate paddy fields were also abandoned and buried.What Ye Chen has to do now is naturally to reopen the two canals and reclaim the Hengshan wasteland and the hundreds of thousands of fertile fields in the Hetao area.

However, although Ye Chen knew about the existence of Hanqu and Qinqu, he didn't actually know about these histories.However, Ye Chen knew that in later generations, the Ningxia Autonomous Region would be a place full of ditches, fragrant rice and fish fat, fragrant melons and fruits, and beautiful scenery "Casting the South of the Yangtze River".The Yellow River flows northward through the north-central region of Ningxia, with a total flow of [-] kilometers in Ningxia. The Ningxia section of the Yellow River has a wide water surface, but it is very suitable for irrigation and reclamation.

The reason why Zhang Bo said that this move is actually the foundation of a country is because in this era, for a country, food can be self-sufficient, not subject to other countries, can feed the people, and can feed the army. foundation of the country's prosperity.

When Zhang Bo was in the Southern Tang Dynasty, one of his responsibilities was to be in charge of farming. He had rich experience in reclaiming fertile land, planting food, and digging canals, which was what Ye Chen valued.

Ye Chen nodded and said, "That's right! Mr. Zhang is willing to share my worries."

Under the watchful eyes of Ye Chen and Han Xizai, Zhang Bo hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the officials think they are competent in rebuilding the Hanqu and Qinqu, and there is no problem in cultivating fertile land. But the matter of planting grain in the spring of next year, I'm afraid it's still a matter of time." It is necessary to recruit other talents. Because the lower officials were born in the south of the Yangtze River and grew up in the south of the Yangtze River. At present, the lower officials do not know the weather seasons in the northwest and the color of the agricultural land, nor do they have practical experience."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, he was very satisfied with Zhang Bo's frankness, and said: "This king intends to let Mr. Zhang be in charge of the farming affairs under his rule. As for recruiting other talents who are proficient in farming in the northwest, Mr. Zhang is naturally responsible. The king will order the state governments to post notices, and Mr. Zhang can also search for them secretly. As for the labor required for digging canals and reclaiming fertile fields, the king will order Han Xianggong and Ma Wentao to cooperate fully, and Mr. Zhang will find the required money. Jia Xian can just withdraw it."

Zhang Bo was touched by Ye Chen's trust in him and letting go of power, and he bowed his hands and said, "My lord, don't worry, I will definitely live up to my lord's trust."

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(End of this chapter)